Art Journaling Week

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is celebrating Art Journaling Week at her blog, Balzer Designs. Today's (08/16/10) post shows how she does her daily art journal. After prepping the pages of her large moleskine notebook with gesso, masking tape, designs, stamping, and colorwashes, she fills up the spread with a little bit of journaling and artwork each day. Her pictorial and instructions are here.

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